> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://www.tella.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# List faces in a clip's camera

> Returns where the presenter's face is in the clip's camera recording, one sample per keyframe (usually 1-2 s apart), mapped onto the clip's playback timeline (cuts applied). Boxes are percentages of the camera frame, not of the video canvas: where the camera sits on the canvas depends on the clip's layouts. Keyframes in cut-out footage are dropped. Returns an empty list when the clip has no camera or its recording has no face detections yet. Pass `startTimeMs`/`endTimeMs` to read a window; a window returns the same samples the whole-clip response has in that range.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.json get /v1/videos/{id}/clips/{clipId}/camera-faces
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  description: >-
    The Tella Public API allows you to programmatically access your videos and
    playlists, including transcripts, chapters, and thumbnails.


    ## Authentication


    All requests require a Bearer token in the Authorization header:

    ```

    Authorization: Bearer tella_pk_xxxxx...

    ```


    API keys can be generated in your Tella workspace settings.


    ## Rate Limiting


    The API is rate-limited to 100 requests per minute per user within a
    workspace.

    Rate limit information is returned in response headers:

    - `RateLimit-Policy`: Named quota, request limit, and window in seconds

    - `RateLimit`: Remaining quota and seconds until reset

    - `X-RateLimit-Limit`: Maximum requests per window

    - `X-RateLimit-Remaining`: Remaining requests in current window

    - `X-RateLimit-Reset`: Unix timestamp in milliseconds when the window resets


    A `429 Too Many Requests` response also includes `Retry-After` in seconds.
  title: Tella Public API
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - description: Production
    url: https://api.tella.com
security: []
tags:
  - description: Video operations
    name: Videos
  - description: Sections of a video
    name: Clips
  - description: Playlist operations
    name: Playlists
  - description: Sidebar groups for organizing playlists
    name: Playlist Groups
  - description: Tags for categorizing and filtering videos
    name: Tags
  - description: >-
      Viewing analytics for a video or across the workspace: plays, watch time,
      retention, geography, referrers
    name: Analytics
  - description: Personal, workspace, and default video backgrounds
    name: Backgrounds
  - description: >-
      Reusable media saved to a workspace, plus Tella's curated sound effect and
      background music catalogs — the same items the editor's media panels show
    name: Library
  - description: Webhook endpoint management
    name: Webhooks
externalDocs:
  description: API versioning and deprecation policy
  url: https://www.tella.com/docs/versioning
paths:
  /v1/videos/{id}/clips/{clipId}/camera-faces:
    get:
      tags:
        - Clips
      summary: List faces in a clip's camera
      description: >-
        Returns where the presenter's face is in the clip's camera recording,
        one sample per keyframe (usually 1-2 s apart), mapped onto the clip's
        playback timeline (cuts applied). Boxes are percentages of the camera
        frame, not of the video canvas: where the camera sits on the canvas
        depends on the clip's layouts. Keyframes in cut-out footage are dropped.
        Returns an empty list when the clip has no camera or its recording has
        no face detections yet. Pass `startTimeMs`/`endTimeMs` to read a window;
        a window returns the same samples the whole-clip response has in that
        range.
      operationId: listClipCameraFaces
      parameters:
        - description: Video identifier
          in: path
          name: id
          required: true
          schema:
            description: Video identifier
            example: vid_abc123def456
            type: string
        - description: Clip identifier
          in: path
          name: clipId
          required: true
          schema:
            description: Clip identifier
            example: cl_xyz789ghi012
            type: string
        - description: >-
            Only return items at or after this time, in ms on the clip's
            playback timeline. Defaults to the clip's start.
          in: query
          name: startTimeMs
          schema:
            description: >-
              Only return items at or after this time, in ms on the clip's
              playback timeline. Defaults to the clip's start.
            example: 60000
            maximum: 9007199254740991
            minimum: 0
            type: integer
        - description: >-
            Only return items before this time (exclusive), in ms on the clip's
            playback timeline. Must be greater than `startTimeMs`. Defaults to
            the clip's end. Page through a long clip with windows that meet end
            to start.
          in: query
          name: endTimeMs
          schema:
            description: >-
              Only return items before this time (exclusive), in ms on the
              clip's playback timeline. Must be greater than `startTimeMs`.
              Defaults to the clip's end. Page through a long clip with windows
              that meet end to start.
            example: 120000
            maximum: 9007199254740991
            minimum: 1
            type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ListClipCameraFacesResponse'
          description: OK
          headers:
            Deprecation:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/Deprecation'
            RateLimit:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit'
            RateLimit-Policy:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimitPolicy'
            Sunset:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/Sunset'
            X-RateLimit-Limit:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitLimit'
            X-RateLimit-Remaining:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitRemaining'
            X-RateLimit-Reset:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitReset'
        '400':
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                docsUrl: https://docs.tella.com/
                error: bad_request
                message: The request was malformed or contained invalid parameters.
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          description: The request was malformed or contained invalid parameters.
          headers:
            Deprecation:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/Deprecation'
            RateLimit:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit'
            RateLimit-Policy:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimitPolicy'
            Sunset:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/Sunset'
            X-RateLimit-Limit:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitLimit'
            X-RateLimit-Remaining:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitRemaining'
            X-RateLimit-Reset:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitReset'
        '401':
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                docsUrl: https://docs.tella.com/
                error: unauthorized
                message: Authentication is required. Provide a valid API key.
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          description: Authentication is required. Provide a valid API key.
          headers:
            Deprecation:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/Deprecation'
            RateLimit:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit'
            RateLimit-Policy:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimitPolicy'
            Sunset:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/Sunset'
            X-RateLimit-Limit:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitLimit'
            X-RateLimit-Remaining:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitRemaining'
            X-RateLimit-Reset:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitReset'
        '403':
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                docsUrl: https://docs.tella.com/
                error: forbidden
                message: You don't have permission to access this resource.
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          description: You don't have permission to access this resource.
          headers:
            Deprecation:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/Deprecation'
            RateLimit:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit'
            RateLimit-Policy:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimitPolicy'
            Sunset:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/Sunset'
            X-RateLimit-Limit:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitLimit'
            X-RateLimit-Remaining:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitRemaining'
            X-RateLimit-Reset:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitReset'
        '404':
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                docsUrl: https://docs.tella.com/
                error: not_found
                message: The requested resource was not found.
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          description: The requested resource was not found.
          headers:
            Deprecation:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/Deprecation'
            RateLimit:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit'
            RateLimit-Policy:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimitPolicy'
            Sunset:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/Sunset'
            X-RateLimit-Limit:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitLimit'
            X-RateLimit-Remaining:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitRemaining'
            X-RateLimit-Reset:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitReset'
        '409':
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                docsUrl: https://docs.tella.com/
                error: conflict
                message: >-
                  The request conflicts with the resource's current state, e.g.
                  an Idempotency-Key whose first request is still in progress.
                  Retry once it settles.
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          description: >-
            The request conflicts with the resource's current state, e.g. an
            Idempotency-Key whose first request is still in progress. Retry once
            it settles.
          headers:
            Deprecation:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/Deprecation'
            RateLimit:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit'
            RateLimit-Policy:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimitPolicy'
            Sunset:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/Sunset'
            X-RateLimit-Limit:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitLimit'
            X-RateLimit-Remaining:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitRemaining'
            X-RateLimit-Reset:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitReset'
        '429':
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                docsUrl: https://docs.tella.com/
                error: rate_limited
                message: You have exceeded the rate limit. Please slow down.
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          description: You have exceeded the rate limit. Please slow down.
          headers:
            Deprecation:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/Deprecation'
            RateLimit:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit'
            RateLimit-Policy:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimitPolicy'
            Retry-After:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/RetryAfter'
            Sunset:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/Sunset'
            X-RateLimit-Limit:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitLimit'
            X-RateLimit-Remaining:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitRemaining'
            X-RateLimit-Reset:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitReset'
        '500':
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                docsUrl: https://docs.tella.com/
                error: server_error
                message: An unexpected error occurred
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          description: An unexpected error occurred
          headers:
            Deprecation:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/Deprecation'
            RateLimit:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit'
            RateLimit-Policy:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimitPolicy'
            Sunset:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/Sunset'
            X-RateLimit-Limit:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitLimit'
            X-RateLimit-Remaining:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitRemaining'
            X-RateLimit-Reset:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitReset'
        '501':
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                docsUrl: https://docs.tella.com/
                error: not_implemented
                message: The requested operation is not implemented.
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          description: The requested operation is not implemented.
          headers:
            Deprecation:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/Deprecation'
            RateLimit:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit'
            RateLimit-Policy:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimitPolicy'
            Sunset:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/Sunset'
            X-RateLimit-Limit:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitLimit'
            X-RateLimit-Remaining:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitRemaining'
            X-RateLimit-Reset:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitReset'
        '503':
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                docsUrl: https://docs.tella.com/
                error: unavailable
                message: >-
                  A dependency was unavailable and the request was not executed.
                  Safe to resend unchanged after the Retry-After delay.
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          description: >-
            A dependency was unavailable and the request was not executed. Safe
            to resend unchanged after the Retry-After delay.
          headers:
            Deprecation:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/Deprecation'
            RateLimit:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit'
            RateLimit-Policy:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimitPolicy'
            Sunset:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/Sunset'
            X-RateLimit-Limit:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitLimit'
            X-RateLimit-Remaining:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitRemaining'
            X-RateLimit-Reset:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/XRateLimitReset'
      security:
        - BearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    ListClipCameraFacesResponse:
      additionalProperties: false
      description: >-
        Faces from the clip's camera recording, placed on the video canvas.
        Moments when the layout hides the camera are left out. Empty when the
        clip has no camera or its recording has no detections yet (processing
        still running, or recorded before face detection)
      properties:
        samples:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ClipCameraFaceSample'
          type: array
      required:
        - samples
      type: object
    ErrorResponse:
      additionalProperties: false
      description: Standard error response format
      properties:
        docsUrl:
          description: Link to Tella API documentation
          example: https://docs.tella.com/
          format: uri
          type: string
        error:
          description: Machine-readable error code
          enum:
            - bad_request
            - unauthorized
            - forbidden
            - not_found
            - rate_limited
            - server_error
            - conflict
            - edit_conflict
            - not_implemented
            - unavailable
          example: not_found
          type: string
        message:
          description: Human-readable error message
          example: Resource not found
          type: string
      required:
        - error
        - message
        - docsUrl
      type: object
    ClipCameraFaceSample:
      additionalProperties: false
      description: >-
        The faces in one keyframe of the clip's camera recording, while the
        camera is on screen. Keyframes are usually 1-2 s apart; a face holds its
        place until the next sample
      properties:
        faces:
          description: >-
            Every confidently detected face visible on the canvas; empty when
            none is
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ClipCameraFace'
          type: array
        timestampMs:
          description: Time on the clip's playback timeline (cuts applied), in ms
          type: number
      required:
        - timestampMs
        - faces
      type: object
    ClipCameraFace:
      additionalProperties: false
      description: >-
        Where a face appears in the finished video, in the same space as an
        overlay's `point`/`dimensions`. Only the visible part of a face the
        layout partly crops
      properties:
        heightPct:
          description: Height of the face, as a percentage of the video canvas height
          maximum: 100
          minimum: 0
          type: number
        widthPct:
          description: Width of the face, as a percentage of the video canvas width
          maximum: 100
          minimum: 0
          type: number
        xPct:
          description: Left edge of the face, as a percentage of the video canvas width
          maximum: 100
          minimum: 0
          type: number
        yPct:
          description: Top edge of the face, as a percentage of the video canvas height
          maximum: 100
          minimum: 0
          type: number
      required:
        - xPct
        - yPct
        - widthPct
        - heightPct
      type: object
  headers:
    Deprecation:
      description: Indicates that an API operation is deprecated, following RFC 9745
      example: '@1767225600'
      schema:
        type: string
    RateLimit:
      description: >-
        Current quota with remaining requests (`r`) and seconds until reset
        (`t`)
      example: '"public-api";r=95;t=42'
      schema:
        type: string
    RateLimitPolicy:
      description: >-
        Named quota policy with the request limit (`q`) and window in seconds
        (`w`)
      example: '"public-api";q=100;w=60'
      schema:
        type: string
    Sunset:
      description: >-
        Indicates when a deprecated API operation will become unavailable,
        following RFC 8594
      example: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:59:59 GMT
      schema:
        type: string
    XRateLimitLimit:
      description: Maximum requests allowed in the current window
      example: 100
      schema:
        type: integer
    XRateLimitRemaining:
      description: Requests remaining in the current window
      example: 95
      schema:
        type: integer
    XRateLimitReset:
      description: Unix timestamp in milliseconds when the window resets
      example: 1704067200000
      schema:
        format: int64
        type: integer
    RetryAfter:
      description: Seconds to wait before retrying a rate-limited request
      example: 45
      schema:
        minimum: 1
        type: integer
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      description: API key obtained from your Tella account settings
      scheme: bearer
      type: http

````

## Related topics

- [Camera faces](/docs/mcp-tools/camera-faces.md)
- [Can I record with multiple cameras?](/docs/help/faq/multiple-cameras.md)
- [List layouts on a clip](/docs/api-reference/clips/list-layouts-on-a-clip.md)
- [Clips](/docs/mcp-tools/clips.md)
- [List clips for a video](/docs/api-reference/clips/list-clips-for-a-video.md)


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